Marseilles Decks

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Sep 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

lunaperse	14 Sep 2003
I'd like to start reading with Marseilles, is there any deck, or publication that would be particularly recommended for a neophyte? thank you lp

Kaz	14 Sep 2003
grimaud or the hadar

Logiatrix	14 Sep 2003
I second the vote on the Hadar, and I have also heard good comments about the Camoin... Another one I found to be more helpful as a newbie is the Fournier, mostly because the numbering on the pips makes it easier to discern whether a card is upright or not. The coloring is nice, too. :)

full deck	14 Sep 2003
Here is a web page from Felicity that shows quite a few. Take a peek and this may help some. You should read some threads in the "history" section about the Marseilles deck and why one version is different from another. Though some love the Hadar, there are issues with it in regards to its additions or liberties it takes from some of the older versions of the same pattern. Some prefer the Caimon version, yet others the Convers. Do take your time and read a bit. http://home.attbi.com/~felicityk/tarot/marseilles/index.html

lunaperse	17 Sep 2003
thank you all for the advice!

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